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Former cage fighter who stabbed girlfriend Rebekah Campbell jailed

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 9h

This is the man, Michael Ormandy, who ripped away the life of his girlfriend Rebekah Campbell in her own flat in "a vicious and ferocious" attack in April. Today he was given his life sentence for her murder, with a minimum term of 24 years.
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Michael Ormandy launched a "ferocious" stab attack on his girlfriend Rebekah Campbell.

Man charged with killing woman in Brierley Hill in 2020

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 11h

A man has been charged with killing Georgina Ward in Dudley in 2020. West Midlands Police said Daniel Birtwistle, from Tamworth, had been charged with manslaughter, two counts of controlling and coercive behaviour and three counts of assault.
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Georgina Ward was found dead at her home in Brierley Hill, Dudley, in November 2020.

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 1d

The niece of a young Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by a British army soldier in 2012 has called for him to be extradited to Kenya, saying she wants to "seek justice". Esther Njoki is in the UK to find answers about who killed her aunt, Agnes Wanjiru.
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Man who murdered girlfriend in hot tub in Shetland is jailed for life

Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 1d

A man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Claire Leveque in a hot tub at his mother's home in Shetland last year.
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Aren Pearson denied murder and claimed in court that Ms Leveque had stabbed herself.

Aren Pearson will spend at least 25 years in jail for stabbing Claire Leveque to death in Shetland in 2023.

Man arrested over murder of schoolgirl Lindsay Rimer in 1994

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 2d

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 13-year-old Lindsay Rimmer, who was found dead months after going missing from her home in Hebden Bridge in 1994. Her family has described not knowing what happened to her as "like living a life sentence".
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Lindsay Rimer, 13, was found dead five months after she went missing from Hebden Bridge in 1994.

Agnes Wanjiru: Niece of Kenyan woman 'murdered by British soldier' comes to UK to seek justice

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 4d

Kenyan prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the suspect accused of killing Agnes near the British Army Training Unit in Kenya in 2012.
On Tuesday, her niece Esther will sit with the Defence Secretary and discuss on British soil the case of her aunt's murder.
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Kenyan prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the suspect accused of killing Agnes near the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK).

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 4d

'The family of Yorkshire grandmother Nora Tait, who was bludgeoned to death in her own home in Doncaster on 12 October 2005, are appealing for information, 20 years on from her murder.'
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20 years on, the mystery of the gran bludgeoned to death in her own home

'She was just a normal lady going about her business and then her life was cut short'

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 4d

'A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find him.'
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Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner

A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find hi...

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 5d

Police officers called to a property in Grantham on Friday discovered a fatally injured woman who has now been named as Tracie Guy. The man arrested on suspicion of her murder was bailed and has been re-called to prison 'following a breach in his licence conditions'.
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Grantham murder suspect bailed as alleged victim named

Police say Tracie Guy, 54, was found fatally injured at a property in Beck Gardens, Grantham.

Man jailed for life for murder of Dublin woman in 2022

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 6d

A 56-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering Emma Costello McCrory by setting fire to her home in Clontarf almost three years ago.
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A 56-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a woman by setting fire to her home almost three years ago.

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 6d

A man has been charged with murder after Chereiss Bailey was found dead in a canal in West Bromwich on Tuesday.
Her family said: "Words could never truly describe the anger, pain and heartbreak that we are feeling as a family. She will forever remain in our hearts."
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Woman found in West Bromwich canal was 'beautiful soul' - family

Family pay tribute to 36-year-old Chereiss Bailey and say she was "loved and adored by us all".

Man charged with murder of woman in Ealing nearly 19 months on

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 7d

A man has today been charged with murder almost 19 months after Vivienne Baraka was found dead at an address in Ealing.
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A post-mortem found Vivienne Baraka, 35, died from compression to the neck

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Man arrested for murder after body of woman found in Southampton

Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 7d

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a property in Southampton on Sunday.
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Hampshire Police said they were called to an address on Redwood Way in Southampton on Sunday.

Woman stabbed 19 times by partner, Old Bailey hears

Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 7d

Alana Odysseos died outside her flat in the early hours of 22 July 2024. Her partner, Shaine March, was charged with her murder and is on trial at the Old Bailey in London.
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Shaine March is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering 32-year-old Alana Odysseos.

Man pleads guilty to murder of Dublin woman in 2022

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 10d

A man in his 50s has pleaded guilty to the murder of Emma McCrory, a Dublin woman who was found after a fire at her home almost three years ago.
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A man in his 50s has pleaded guilty to the murder of Emma McCrory, a Dublin woman who was found after a fire at her home almost three years ago.

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The finale of the eve was the #VAWG Rally. MC’d by @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social, speakers included Home Sec. Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood, @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social & founders of @killedwomennw.bsky.social Julie Devey & Carole Gould, who talked about the loss of their daughters & their vital work. (6/7)

A photo of the Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson speaking at the rally against violence towards women and girls. She is behind a podium in a room with purple lighting.

A photo of a stage with purple lighting. A projector screen says 'The Rally Against Violence Towards Women and Girls'. Below are contact details for Total Politics, LBG Plc and the party conference website.

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 13d

Ellen Cook was discovered with "multiple" stab wounds in Littlethorpe, Leicestershire, on 11 May. Her son, Daniel Cook, was charged with murder, but he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility at Leicester Crown Court on Friday.
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Man admits killing his mum in 'horrific' Littlethorpe stabbing

Daniel Cook admits manslaughter over the death of Ellen Cook, who suffered

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 13d

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in her home in Cambridge on Thursday. The police have described it as 'an isolated incident'.
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Bromyard woman found dead was 'one of a kind', family says

Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 14d

Anne Green, the woman at the centre of a murder investigation after she was found dead in Bromyard on Saturday, was "one of a kind", her family have said, and they are mourning "a wonderful mum, stepmum, wife, sister, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother".
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The family of Ann Green, who was found dead in Bromyard, describe her as

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Calls for law change to punish abusers whose victims take own lives

Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 15d

"Some of the country’s leading domestic abuse campaigners are calling for a change in the law to make sure perpetrators who drive their victim to suicide face justice in the courts."
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Rape, and brutal physical violence can, sadly, be easily understood. But coercive control remains difficult to comprehend – even for the victims themselves.

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 16d

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in Wolverhampton on Monday. West Midlands Police said it was not looking for anyone else as part of the investigation.
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Murder arrest after woman found dead in Wolverhampton

The woman, in her 30s, is confirmed dead at the scene, according to police.

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Appeal over Alice Barton's unsolved murder in Wirral 70 years on

Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 19d

Seventy years ago, the discovery of Alice Barton's mutilated body in a wartime pillbox shocked the people of Merseyside and sparked a huge manhunt.
Merseyside Police has appealed for anyone with any information about what happened to the 49-year-old to contact them.
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Alice Barton's mutilated body was found in Birkenhead in 1955 and her killer has never been found.

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Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 19d

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 61-year-old woman was found dead at an address in Bromyard on Saturday. Herefordshire police said they "would like to offer reassurance that this was an isolated incident and there is no wider risk to the public".
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Swansea: Forensic review into 40 year-old sex shop murder

Killed Women @killedwomennw.bsky.social · 20d

Detectives have begun a forensic review into the death of Sandra Phillips in Swansea 40 years ago.
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Police are carrying out a reinvestigation into the unsolved killing of Sandra Phillips in 1985.